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Bogus doctor jailed Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 The New Paper SINGAPORE - By pretending to be a specialist at Jurong Polyclinic, he managed to convince a patient there to down eight blue tablets that turned out to be Diazepam, a stupefying drug. Oh Koon Shin, 52, who is jobless, then tried to...

Man jailed, caned for robbing Vietnamese woman Updated 06:37 PM Dec 20, 2012 SINGAPORE - A fruit seller was sentenced to four years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane today for robbing a woman whom he had paid for sex. Quek Pheng Hock, 49 also robbed the Vietnamese woman of her handphone and...

Vietnamese youth charged with break-in at NUS hostel Published on Dec 19, 2012 By Elena Chong A Vietnamese youth was charged on Wednesday with breaking into Prince George's Park Residences (PGPR), a hostel at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Tran Thai Hung, 19, allegedly...

Lawyer: Shaw made honest mistake By Tong Jia Han my paper Thursday, Jun 28, 2012 After weeks of conjecture about environmental activist Howard Shaw's intention to plead guilty for having paid sex with an underage prostitute, the Shaw family scion yesterday admitted to doing so. The...

2 more plead guilty to paid sex with 17-year-old-girl By Alvina Soh | Posted: 27 June 2012 1255 hrs SINGAPORE: Two more men have also pleaded guilty to having paid sex with the same underage girl. 25-year-old Wilson Oei and 31-year-old Chiang Meng Chuan each pleaded to one count of having sex...

Howard Shaw pleads guilty to paid sex with underage prostitute AsiaOne Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012 SINGAPORE - Environmental activist Howard Shaw pleaded guilty today to having paid sex with an underage prostitute. He is the second man to plead guilty after former principal Lee Lip Hong, who...

2 more plead guilty to paid sex with 17-year-old-girl By Alvina Soh | Posted: 27 June 2012 1255 hrs SINGAPORE: Two more men have also pleaded guilty to having paid sex with the same underage girl. 25-year-old Wilson Oei and 31-year-old Chiang Meng Chuan each pleaded to one count of having sex...

Howard Shaw pleads guilty to paid sex with underage prostitute AsiaOne Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012 SINGAPORE - Environmental activist Howard Shaw pleaded guilty today to having paid sex with an underage prostitute. He is the second man to plead guilty after former principal Lee Lip Hong, who...

14 people arrested for alleged involvement in loansharking activities By Sharon Tong | Posted: 27 June 2012 1933 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested eight men and six women for their alleged involvement in loansharking activities. The suspects, aged between 25 and 60, were arrested earlier...

Bus driver 'thought he had run over a fox' He is accused of causing Singaporean student's death by careless driving Published on Jun 14, 2012 Miss Tan was hit while crossing from Fleet Road to Pond Street in Hampstead. Her body was found about 825m away (above). -- PHOTOS: JNVISUALS, TAN...

Bus driver 'dragged student half a mile thinking he had hit bottle' A bus driver hit a Cambridge University medical student and dragged her more than half a mile under his vehicle, thinking he had only run over a bottle and a fox, a court heard. Miss Tan, who was about to start her third...

Underage sex scandal: 4 more to plead guilty PLEADING GUILTY: Pyi Kyaw Han will admit to two charges of paying for sex with the underage prostitute. By Samantha Boh my paper Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012 Four more of the 48 men charged with having sex with an underage prostitute intend to plead...

Underage sex scandal: 4 more to plead guilty PLEADING GUILTY: Pyi Kyaw Han will admit to two charges of paying for sex with the underage prostitute. By Samantha Boh my paper Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012 Four more of the 48 men charged with having sex with an underage prostitute intend to plead...

Ex-Pei Chun principal out of prison By Hanna Begam | Posted: 08 June 2012 1603 hrs SINGAPORE: The former principal of Pei Chun Public School, Lee Lip Hong, was released from Changi Prison on Friday. He was sentenced to nine weeks' jail in April for having paid sex with an underage girl. The...

Restaurant partners fined for lying to MOM The New Paper Friday, Jun 01, 2012 SINGAPORE - Two partners of Pinoy Cuisine restaurant were each fined $5,000 on Tuesday for making a false declaration to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in a work pass application. Singaporean Jackson Tan, 44, also...